Dutch skate punk unit St. Plaster have announced the release of their debut album. The self-titled effort will drop on April 25.

To get you in the mood for the record’s release, the band have been good enough to allow fans to stream a couple of the tracks from the album. You can check out “Run to Your Shelters” and “You’re Making it Worse” below.

The physical release will apparently be limited to just one pressing of 100 copies. You can pre-order St. Plaster by St. Plaster, which will be released by White Russian Records, here.

Formed by Adrian Delange of Call It Off and Tim van Doorn of Big Dog Recordings, St Plaster have released their debut song “Run To Your Shelters”. The track is taken from their self-titled debut, which will be released later this year.

The band are planning on some 2019 live dates, including Bearded Punk Fest 3 and Brakrock Ecofest. You can listen to the track using the player below.

Dutch melodic punks Screw Houston have released a new single. “Hospital Beds” is out on White Russian Records and will be on their upcoming, as-yet-untitled album. The band will celebrate ten years together with the release.

I love this job. Doing write-ups for hard-working bands is an incredibly satisfying thing. The amount of unheard of, yet absolutely fantastic bands out there is truly unfathomable… but you’re a punk rocker, so surely you can already understand the importance of these bands, the music they make, and the amount of positivity that punk rock has contributed to each one of our lives. (Think you’re pretty up-to-date on all your scene-head knowledge? Why not take a look through our Dying Scene band profiles and see for yourself?)

(Unfathomable…)

That being said, it’s always a thrill when something really cool and genuine comes traipsing through the door… a figurative door, I mean. (And figurative traipsing.) Actually word came to me via e-mail that legendary Dutch punk band I Against I, notorious for their two-album stint with Epitaph, and inclusion on Epitaph compilations Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3, and Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5, is releasing a new album, their first in 13 years.

Small Waves is set to drop on Friday, October 5, 2018 on White Russian Records, (Tasty!) and if you can’t get excited about the first ever European band to sign with Epitaph (Did I not mention that already?) coming out of retirement to put out some new tunes and get back out on the road, then, as we say in my hometown, Dallas, TX, “Partner, I don’t know what’s wrong with you.”

I’m going to go ahead and compare this album to the latest Descendents release, where these guys are older and wiser, but still ready to fuckin’ party! “Of course, our lives are totally different now from when we just started,” illuminates bass player Bob Hoorweg. “Back then we were kids. Now we have kids of our own, and jobs, and mortgages… and station wagons.” Singer/guitarist, Ronald van Maren adds, “Because our lives have changed so much, we now feel the need to play music as an outlet more than ever before.”

The band’s drummer Jasper Blazer (who has the coolest name ever, BTW) goes on, “That’s why we now play with an intensity that wasn’t always there in the past, but what’s really priceless is the fact that after all these years we are still the best of friends. Still searching for that perfect song. That’s worth more to us than any of our past achievements,” and it’s statements like that that really make this band appeal to me. ”We feel that our best work is yet to come, otherwise we would never have climbed on stage again. We’re really excited to play our new songs live,” and Dying Scene has them early, of course. Stream the new album, Small Waves, below.

Dutch melodic punks I Against I are allowing fans to stream another single from their forthcoming album, Small Waves. The track is titled “Never Been So Sure” and is the second single from the band’s first full-length record in 13 years. You can stream it below.

Long-time Dutch punks I Against I have released a video “Hey”, the first track from their upcoming White Russian Records album “Small Waves”. The album is out on October 5th and is their first full-length in thirteen years.

Being lazy assholes, we don’t normally volunteer for more work than we already have, but after listening to the debut track from these Dutch dynamos, we reached out to them and begged to premiere the second single from their upcoming album, Swinging For The Fences (due out on April 20th via White Russian Records). Luckily, the fantastic five piece didn’t think we were too stalker-y and sent over “My Own Vegas” exclusively for our dear readers! When we asked the lads about the new EP, they told us, “Having been a band for over twelve years now, we’ve had our fair share of ups and downs. Seven tours through Europe are among our absolute highs, but there have been moments when we were close to throwing in the towel. With the upcoming release of Swinging for the Fences all these highs and lows come packed in seven melodic and emotional punk rock songs. We can definitely say that this is our best work yet. And we can’t wait to bring it out there. For us, this track represents all that: not giving up despite the hardships on your path. Besides, it carries the title of our record in an outro we hope you’ll never forget.” We’re betting you won’t! Stream it below!

*The band’s last album was Empty Hearts & Get-Well Cards released in 2011.

Dutch Melodic pop punks Ravenna are releasing their new album, “Hearts Under Fire,” April 7th. We’re excited to bring you the premiere of the new album! Featuring members of Manu Armata and former members of Nom De Plume and Midnight Menace, Ravenna has some solid melodic punk chops.

Dutch melodic punks Note to Amy have released their first new music in over three years. It comes to us in the form of a single titled “Loved Ones” and its giving me some serious Bad Religion + Flatfoot 56 vibes in the best way possible. Give it a listen below.

Dutch based pop punks, Dead Giveaway are releasing their sophomore album, Safety Off on March 23rd with the help of White Russian Records and we can’t be more stoked to premiere the LP in it’s entirety! Featuring current and former members of Close Second, Antillectual, Of No Avail and Midnight Menace, this quartet has been around long enough to know what keeps their hearts beating: straight forward, catchy, melodic punk rock with a grungy edge, firmly rooted in the 90’s. No more talk. Check out all twelve terrific tracks, below!

*The band’s first full length, We Come In Pieces was released in 2015.

Band Spotlight

I write this spotlight with mixed emotions. I'm stoked to have discovered a new band that I would love to sign to Dying Scene Records, but I'm f'ing pissed to not have discovered them early enough to have done so. The Stifled is a Baltimore foursome that just released their self-titled debut EP, and if I didn't know better I'd think this was Dying Scene Records band A Dying Regime partnered up with the singer from DS Records' first signing, Yankee Brutal. Skate punk with metallic undertones. Melodic vocals with a healthy dose of snarls and gang shouted backups. Fast and heavy. Catchy but angry. My sweet spot. Give the EP a spin here and compare it to a couple choice tracks from Yankee Brutal and A Dying Regime and tell me I'm wrong with this comparison.